Synonyms of writers

writers

noun

plural of writer

as in authors

a person who creates a written work

a writer who is still trying to get published

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authors
• novelists
• biographers
• poets
• storytellers
• litterateurs
• men of letters
• pens
• women of letters
• screenwriters
• penmen
• scriveners
• bloggers
• playwrights
• wordsmiths
• scribes
• dramatists
• stylists
• columnists
• reporters
• journalists
• scribblers
• ghostwriters
• cowriters
• essayists
• autobiographers
• memoirists
• coauthors
• fictionists
• fictioneers
• scriptwriters
• hagiographers
• auteurs
• belletrists
• memorialists
• fabulists
• pamphleteers
• scenarists
• hacks
• sportswriters
• newspapermen
• romancers
• satirists
• bards
• versifiers
• rhymers
• hatchet men
• wordmongers
• coscenarists
• paragraphers
• prosaists
• prosers
• prosateurs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writers

Another transitional wardrobe must-have is a pair of ballet flats — at least according to A-listers and shopping writers. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

So, with the Season 2 writers’ room underway, what will Gilligan’s weirdly-accurate crystal ball come up with next? — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Harper has been widely fêted by both critics and his fellow crime writers. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Our writers are not flying into a city for a weekend to check out what others have already reported or posted on Instagram. — Liz Johnson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Rushdie, who was about to speak on writers’ safety, was slashed 15 times in front of a stunned audience. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Founded in 1969, the Booker has a reputation for transforming writers’ careers, with a globally minded judging panel set to reveal finalists in September and the winner in November. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Faced with an assessment task that is squishy, particularly when dealing with students who are at the beginning of their growth as writers, many teachers have fallen back on structural measures. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026